The Zodiac of Paris : : How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science / / Diane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald.
The clash of faith and science in Napoleonic FranceThe Dendera zodiac-an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling adorned with mysterious symbols of the stars and planets-was first discovered by the French during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, and quickly provoked a controversy between scientists and t...
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Buchwald, Jed Z., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Zodiac of Paris : How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science / Diane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021] ©2010 1 online resource (440 p.) : 8 page color section. 79 halftones. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 All This for Two Stones? -- 2 Antiquity Imagined -- 3 The Origin of All Religions -- 4 On Napoleon's Expedition -- 5 One Drawing, Many Words -- 6 The Dawn of the Zodiac Controversies -- 7 Ancient Skies, Censored -- 8 Egypt Captured in Ink and Porcelain -- 9 Egyptian Stars under Paris Skies -- 10 The Zodiac Debates -- 11 Champollion's Cartouche -- 12 Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Figure Sources -- Subject Index -- Name Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The clash of faith and science in Napoleonic FranceThe Dendera zodiac-an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling adorned with mysterious symbols of the stars and planets-was first discovered by the French during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, and quickly provoked a controversy between scientists and theologians. Brought to Paris in 1821 and ultimately installed in the Louvre, where it can still be seen today, the zodiac appeared to depict the nighttime sky from a time predating the Biblical creation, and therefore cast doubt on religious truth. The Zodiac of Paris tells the story of this incredible archeological find and its unlikely role in the fierce disputes over science and faith in Napoleonic and Restoration France.The book unfolds against the turbulence of the French Revolution, Napoleon's breathtaking rise and fall, and the restoration of the Bourbons to the throne. Drawing on newspapers, journals, diaries, pamphlets, and other documentary evidence, Jed Buchwald and Diane Greco Josefowicz show how scientists and intellectuals seized upon the zodiac to discredit Christianity, and how this drew furious responses from conservatives and sparked debates about the merits of scientific calculation as a source of knowledge about the past. The ideological battles would rage until the thoroughly antireligious Jean-François Champollion unlocked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs-and of the zodiac itself. Champollion would prove the religious reactionaries right, but for all the wrong reasons.The Zodiac of Paris brings Napoleonic and Restoration France vividly to life, revealing the lengths to which scientists, intellectuals, theologians, and conservatives went to use the ancient past for modern purposes. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Okt 2021) Religion and science. Science and astrology. Science Philosophy. Science Egypt History To 1500. Science Europe History. Science, Ancient. SCIENCE / History. bisacsh Josefowicz, Diane Greco, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400834563?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400834563 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781400834563/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 All This for Two Stones? -- 2 Antiquity Imagined -- 3 The Origin of All Religions -- 4 On Napoleon's Expedition -- 5 One Drawing, Many Words -- 6 The Dawn of the Zodiac Controversies -- 7 Ancient Skies, Censored -- 8 Egypt Captured in Ink and Porcelain -- 9 Egyptian Stars under Paris Skies -- 10 The Zodiac Debates -- 11 Champollion's Cartouche -- 12 Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Figure Sources -- Subject Index -- Name Index |
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